A Tongan‑Australian man, Paea I Middlemore Tupou, has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment by a Balinese court after being found guilty of carrying out a brutal attack that left a Melbourne father‑of‑six dead inside a luxury villa.
Tupou, 27, was sentenced alongside his co‑accused Mevlut Coskun, also jailed for 16 years, while a third man, Darcy Francesco Jenson, received 12 years for organising logistics for the deadly operation.
Court documents and media reports identify Tupou as one of the two gunmen who stormed Villa Casa Santisya in Badung, Bali, in the early hours of June 14, 2025, during what authorities say was a premeditated attack motivated by a dispute involving debt collection.
According to the court findings, the attackers had been hired to intimidate Sanar Ghanim, a man staying at the villa, but ended up killing 32‑year‑old Melbourne father Zivan Radmanovic after allegedly mistaking him for their intended target.
Ghanim survived the attack but was seriously injured.
Tupou was found guilty of premeditated murder and the illegal possession and use of a firearm. He admitted to shooting Radmanovic, claiming he believed he was shooting Ghanim.
Coskun also fired shots during the attack and was convicted on the same charges as Tupou.
Darcy Francesco Jenson – Logistics organiser
Jenson coordinated the group’s travel and planning — arranging accommodation, vehicle rentals and scooters in the months leading up to the attack. He was convicted of assisting premeditated murder and sentenced separately.
Indonesian police alleged that all three men flew to Bali on instructions from an unnamed Australian man to threaten Ghanim over an unpaid debt. Prosecutors said the operation was meticulously planned, with Jenson supplying weapons and organising the group’s movements.
Radmanovic’s wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, who was celebrating her 30th birthday at the villa, was present during the attack and survived by hiding as gunfire erupted. Her family travelled to Bali for the sentencing and expressed deep disappointment that the men did not receive longer terms.
The Denpasar District Court ruled the men were “legally and convincingly guilty” of premeditated murder — a charge that carries a maximum penalty of death in Indonesia. Prosecutors had sought heavier sentences of up to 18 years.
Radmanovic’s family described the sentences as “a joke,” expressing frustration that the men might one day walk free despite the devastating loss suffered by the victim’s wife and their six children.
